DE RETORNO HABENDO

de retorno habendo (dee ri-tor-noh h<<schwa>>-ben-doh). [Law Latin] For having a return. •

This term applied to (1) a judgment for a defendant in a replevin action, (2) a writ of execution for

a defendant awarded judgment in a replevin action, and (3) a surety provided by a plaintiff at the

beginning of a replevin action. [Blacks Law 8th]